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1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1998–99 |
| year | 1998 |
| Team | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Record | 29–41–12 |
| HomeRecord | 20–17–4 |
| RoadRecord | 9–24–8 |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 202 |
| GoalsAgainst | 248 |
| GeneralManager | Bob Murray |
| Coach | Dirk Graham (Oct.–Feb.) |
| Lorne Molleken (Feb.–Apr.) | |
| Captain | Chris Chelios (Oct.–Mar.) |
| *Vacant* (Mar.–Apr.) | |
| Arena | United Center |
| Attendance | 17,329 |
| MinorLeague | Portland Pirates |
| Columbus Chill | |
| GoalsLeader | Tony Amonte (44) |
| AssistsLeader | Alexei Zhamnov (41) |
| PointsLeader | Tony Amonte (75) |
| PIMLeader | Bob Probert (206) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Doug Gilmour (+16) |
| WinsLeader | Jocelyn Thibault (21) |
| GAALeader | Jocelyn Thibault (2.69) |
| next_season | [1999–2000](1999-2000-chicago-blackhawks-season) |
Lorne Molleken (Feb.–Apr.) Vacant (Mar.–Apr.) Columbus Chill The 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 73rd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL). They missed the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since the 1957–58 season.
Regular season
The Blackhawks allowed the most power-play goals of all 27 teams, with 80. Captain Chris Chelios was traded late in the season, to the Detroit Red Wings. The team finishes the season without a captain.
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||October 10, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 13, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 15, 1998||3–5 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 17, 1998||4–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 19, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||3–2–0 || |- |6||October 22, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 24, 1998||5–4 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||4–2–1 || |- |8||October 28, 1998||0–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||4–3–1 || |- |9||October 30, 1998||3–7 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||4–4–1 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | RW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 0 | 60 | ||
| 36 | C | 76 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −10 | 50 | ||
| 93 | C | 72 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 56 | ||
| 55 | LW | 72 | 22 | 20 | 42 | −13 | 22 | ||
| 7 | D | 65 | 8 | 26 | 34 | −4 | 89 | ||
| 15 | C | 64 | 14 | 11 | 25 | −1 | 30 | ||
| 16 | C | 61 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −3 | 29 | ||
| 24 | LW | 78 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −11 | 206 | ||
| 22 | D | 64 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 107 | ||
| 17 | RW | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 19 | LW | 66 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −5 | 84 | ||
| 11 | RW | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 4 | D | 62 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 102 | ||
| 26 | C | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −1 | 20 | ||
| 3 | D | 62 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 70 | ||
| 33 | LW | 53 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 145 | ||
| 25 | LW | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 24 | ||
| 3 | D | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 23 | LW | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −7 | 21 | ||
| 2 | D | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −4 | 184 | ||
| 8 | D | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 14 | RW | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 44 | C | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 34 | C | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 37 | D | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 50 | ||
| 38 | D | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 62 | ||
| 2 | D | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −13 | 12 | ||
| 77 | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −6 | 0 | ||
| 20 | C | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −11 | 65 | ||
| 11 | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 30 | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 41 | G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 32 | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 44 | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 44 | ||
| 14 | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 27 | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 12 | ||
| 39 | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | ||
| 15 | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 32 | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 19 | ||
| 6 | D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | 67 | ||
| 8 | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 29 | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 14 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 32 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault | 52 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1435 | 136 | 2.71 | .905 | 4 | 3014 | |
| 30 | Mark Fitzpatrick | 27 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 682 | 64 | 2.78 | .906 | 0 | 1403 | |
| 31 | Jeff Hackett | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 256 | 33 | 4.12 | .871 | 0 | 524 | |
| 29 | Andrei Trefilov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9.70 | .800 | 0 | 25 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Tony Amonte | |||
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Jean-Pierre Dumont (April) |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Jones | October 10, 1998 | |||
| Alain Nasreddine | ||||
| Remi Royer | ||||
| Jean-Pierre Dumont | November 12, 1998 | |||
| Sylvain Cloutier | March 10, 1999 |
Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mark Bell | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
| 4 | 94 | Matthias Trattnig | University of Maine (Hockey East) | |
| 6 | 156 | Kent Huskins | Clarkson University (ECAC) | |
| 6 | 158 | Jari Viuhkola | Karpat (Finland) | |
| 6 | 166 | Jonathan Pelletier | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
| 7 | 183 | Tyler Arnason | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) | |
| 8 | 210 | Sean Griffin | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | |
| 9 | 238 | Alexandre Couture | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | |
| 9 | 240 | Andrei Yershov | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) |
Notes
References
References
- "1998-99 NHL Summary".
- "1998-99 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule".
- "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- (April 20, 1999). "Chicago's Dumont Named Rookie of the Month".
- "1998-99 NHL Debuts".
- "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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